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When you lose the one person who truly understood your neurodivergence

I finally made a friend who really gets my autism but then she moved across the country and now I'm back to having nobody who understands why normal things are so hard for me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The rare experience of being fully known and accepted makes its absence feel like a return to fundamental isolation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.